Weber: Oberon - Deon van der Walt, Inga Nielsen, Peter Seiffert, Vesselina Kasarova, Bo Skovhus, Melinda Paulsen, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Marek Janowski, Rundfunkchor Berlin / BMG Classics 2x Audio CD, Box Set 1997 / 09026 68505 2
UPC 090266850525
Oberon, or The Elf-King's Oath (J. 306) is a 3-act romantic opera with spoken dialogue composed in 1825–26 by Carl Maria von Weber. The only English opera ever set by Weber, the libretto by James Robinson Planché was based on the German poem Oberon by Christoph Martin Wieland, which itself was based on the epic romance Huon de Bordeaux, a French medieval tale. It was premiered in London on 12 April 1826.
Against his doctor's advice, Weber undertook the project commissioned by the actor-impresario Charles Kemble for financial reasons. Having been offered the choice of Faust or Oberon as subject matter, he travelled to London to complete the music, learning English to be better able to follow the libretto, before the premiere of the opera. However, the pressure of rehearsals, social engagements and composing extra numbers destroyed his health, and Weber died in London on 5 June 1826.
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BMG Classics – 09026 68505 2
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2 x CD, Album, Box Set
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Europe |
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1997 |
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Classical |
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| Style: |
Opera, Romantic |
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Carl Maria Von Weber: Oberon - Romantische Feen-Oper In Drei Aufzügen Nach Wielands Gleichnamiger Dichtung Von J.R. Planché = Opera In Three Acts Based Upon The Libretto Of J.R. Planché After The Original Poem By Wieland = Opéra Romantique En Trois Actes De J.R. Planché D'Après Le Poème De Même Nom De Wieland |
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Overture |
8:35 |
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Act I
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| 1-2 |
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Act I. Introduction (No. 1) |
3:13 |
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| 1-3 |
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Act I: So Schläft Er Noch |
0:55 |
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| 1-4 |
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Act I: Schreckensschwur! (No. 2 Aria) |
2:02 |
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| 1-5 |
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Act I: Heil, Meister, Dir! |
1:58 |
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| 1-6 |
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Act I: Warum Mußt Du Schlafen (No. 3 Vision) |
1:36 |
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| 1-7 |
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Act I: Genug Der Zaubermacht! |
0:42 |
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| 1-8 |
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Act I: Ehre Und Heil Dem, Der Treu Ist Und Brav! (No. 4 Ensemble) |
5:57 |
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| 1-9 |
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Act I: Das Holde Traumbild |
0:29 |
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| 1-10 |
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Act I: Von Jugend Auf In Dem Kampfgefild' (No. 5 Aria) |
6:14 |
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| 1-11 |
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Act I: Eil, Edler Held! (No. 6 Finale) |
11:11 |
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Act Ii
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| 2-1 |
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Act Ii: Ehre Sei Dem Mächt'gen Kalifen Und Preis! (No. 7 Chorus) |
1:32 |
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| 2-2 |
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Act Ii: Hört, Mein Prinz |
0:34 |
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| 2-3 |
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Act Ii: Ballet (No. 8) |
0:42 |
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| 2-4 |
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Act Ii: Komm Näher, Meine Tochter |
1:26 |
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| 2-5 |
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Act Ii: Melodrama (No. 9) |
1:44 |
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| 2-6 |
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Act Ii: Fürchte Dich Nicht |
0:39 |
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| 2-7 |
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Act Ii: Arabiens Einsam' Kind (No. 10 Arietta) |
2:15 |
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| 2-8 |
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Act Ii: Genug, Meine Kleine Sängerin! |
0:17 |
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| 2-9 |
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Act Ii: Über Die Blauen Wogen (No. 11 Quartet) |
2:58 |
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| 2-10 |
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Act Ii: Geister Der Luft Und Erd' Und See! (No. 12) |
5:10 |
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| 2:11 |
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Act Ii: Schlag Die Augen Auf |
0:09 |
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| 2-12 |
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Act Ii: Vater! Hör Mich Flehn Zu Dir! (Prayer) |
3:07 |
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| 2-13 |
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Act Ii: Mein Hüon! |
0:32 |
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| 2-14 |
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Act Ii: Ozean, Du Ungeheuer! (No. 13 Scene And Aria) |
9:13 |
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| 2-15 |
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Act Ii: Ha! Eine Schöne Beute, Bei Mahomet! |
0:25 |
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| 2-16 |
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Act Ii: Symphony (No. 14) |
0:41 |
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| 2-17 |
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Act Ii: Du Armer Sterblicher! |
0:48 |
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| 2:18 |
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Act Ii: O Wie Wogt Es Sich Schön Auf Der Flut (No. 15 Finale) |
7:31 |
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Act III
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| 2-19 |
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Act Iii: Arme, Arme Fatime! |
0:46 |
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| 2-20 |
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Act Iii: Arabien, Mein Heimatland (No. 16 Aria) |
3:04 |
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| 2-21 |
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Act Iii: Fatime! Liebchen! |
0:22 |
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| 2-22 |
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Act Iii: An Dem Strande Der Garonne (No. 17 Duet) |
4:53 |
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| 2-23 |
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Act Iii: So! Nun Ist Alles In Ordnung |
2:06 |
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| 2-24 |
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Act Iii: So Muß Ich Mich Verstellen? (No. 18 Terzettino) |
2:31 |
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| 2-25 |
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Act Iii: Traure, Mein Herz, Um Verschwundenes Glück! (No. 19 Cavatina) |
4:47 |
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| 2-26 |
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Act Iii: Reizendes Wesen |
0:40 |
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| 2-27 |
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Act Iii: Meine Teure, Geliebte Rezia! (No. 20 Rondo) |
3:49 |
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| 2-28 |
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Act Iii: Dort Ist Sie! Rezia! |
0:07 |
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| 2-29 |
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Act Iii: Für Dich Hat Schönheit Sich Geschmücket (No. 21) |
4:07 |
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| 2-30 |
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Act Iii: Laßt Mich, Der Ich Brauche Gewalt! |
0:45 |
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| 2-31 |
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Act Iii: Horch! Welch Wunderklingen! (No. 22 Finale) |
9:48 |
- Baritone Vocals [Scherasmin] – Bo Skovhus
- Choir – Rundfunkchor Berlin
- Co-producer – BMG Classics, DeutschlandRadio
- Conductor – Marek Janowski
- Cover, Design – Eric Dinyer
- Dialog [Director] – Dr Götz Naleppa
- Editor [Editorial Supervision, Libretto Editor] – Elizabeth A. Wright
- Engineer [Recording] – Geert Puhlmann
- Engineer [Sound] – Thomas Schütt
- Executive-Producer – Stefan Mikorey
- Libretto By – James Robinson Planché
- Liner Notes – Mathias Lehn, Thomas Grey (4)
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals [1. Meermädchen] – Heidi Person
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Fatime] – Vesselina Kasarova
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Puck] – Melinda Paulsen
- Orchestra – Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
- Photography By – Carol Weinberg, Roger Picard
- Producer – Wolfram Graul
- Soprano Vocals [2. Meermädchen] – Hermine May
- Soprano Vocals [Rezia] – Inga Nielsen
- Tenor Vocals [Hüon] – Peter Seiffert
- Tenor Vocals [Oberon] – Deon van der Walt
- Text By [Original Poem] – Christoph Martin Wieland
- Translated By [Libretto, Sung in German] – Theodor Hell
- Voice Actor [Abdallah] – Dieter Kursawa*
- Voice Actor [Almanzor] – Peter Fitz
- Voice Actor [Babekan] – Viktor Neumann
- Voice Actor [Haroun al Rachid] – Gunter Schoß
- Voice Actor [Kaiser Karl der Grosse/Charlemagne] – Ulrich Voß
